By John Charles Dyer, UK Correspondent Update: At its 8 PM virtual meeting on Twitter and Facebook WOWpetition named comedienne Franchesca Martinez as their spokesperson. Franchesca, an outspoken and nationally known entertainer has already made plain to everyone across the country where she st...

One of the nastier political memes of recent times is the attempt to distinguish between "strivers" and "scroungers." This must be resisted. In saying this, I'm not referring to the fact that Osborne's real-terms benefit cuts are also a cut in tax credits which will hurt "strivers". Nor am I ref...

Lord Freud says: People who are poorer should be prepared to take the biggest risks; they’ve got least to lose. This seems ignorant of basic economics and psychology. Yes, the poor have less to lose. But the little they have is more important to them. A loss which means you don't eat is more p...